Outreach activities have been an ongoing commitment of the American Chemical Society and other scientific organizations, yet formal assessment of outcomes has been infrequent. We have designed a simple, reliable, and robust format for assessing attitudinal and motivational characteristics of participants attending informal public events that promote interest in and understanding of chemistry. In final form, this 6-item survey can be distributed on the front and back of an 8.5 x 5.5 card (for pre- and post- assessment). Challenges in design included construct selection and independence, adjusting language for the grade 3-12 populations, physical form and distribution, efficiency and reliability of completion, and item performance and symmetry. Along with a description of the design process, psychometric characteristics and results of field testing at outreach events are described.This is a pre-print of the article Bauer C, Emenike M, Holme T. Design of a Research-based Assessment for Children’s Attitudes and Motivation at Chemistry Outreach and Museum Events. ChemRxiv. Cambridge: Cambridge Open Engage, 2022. This content is a preprint and has not been peer-reviewed.
DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2022-2zp5p.
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